WSMA Leadership Development Conference

Friday, May 16

7:30 a.m.
Check-in and networking breakfast

8 a.m.
Opening remarks
John Bramhall, MD, PhD, WSMA president

Leading as a Medical Staff

8:15 a.m.
Leading Out of Burnout: Redesigning the Way You Work
Ed Walker, MD
Use Liberating Structures to recreate purpose, involvement, and voice for physician groups

10 a.m.
Networking break

10:30 a.m.
*Continuation of morning session
Ed Walker, MD

Noon
Lunch

1 p.m.
Leading Adaptively

Kurt O’Brien

• Describe why leading adaptively is important in today’s health care environment.
• Outline the foundation principles of adaptive leadership and discuss ways to apply them to your own leadership practice.

2:30 p.m.
Networking break

Being an Effective Advocate

3-5 p.m.
Breakout sessions: Choose one each for 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.

OPTION A
3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Health Policy and Economics
Jeb Shepard, WSMA Director of Policy

OPTION B
3 p.m. and 4 p.m. - Advocacy 101
Outline how you can influence policies that impact the practice of medicine. Develop a strategy to connect with your elected officials to influence policymaking.
Sean Graham, WSMA Director of Government Affairs

OPTION C
3 p.m. and 4 p.m. - Making Your Point
Preparing for a media interview or testifying in the Legislature.
Mary Kay Clunies-Ross, Sunshine Communications

5:00-5:30 p.m.
Break

5:30 p.m.
Pre-dinner reception

6:00 p.m.
Dinner buffet opens

6:30 p.m.
Dinner program begins

• Scholarship & Diversity Advancement Fund – Drs. Mika Sinanan and Carrie Horwitch
• Wife & Death with Lady Glaucomflecken - Kristin Flanary

7:30 p.m.
Ice cream sundae bar opens

Saturday, May 17

7 a.m.
Networking breakfast

Leading in your Organization

8 a.m.
Thriving in Medicine: Implementing Wellness Best Practices in Your Organization
Alka Atal-Barrio, MD, WSMA Wellness Committee chair, and Carrie Horwitch, MD, MPH, WSMA Wellness Committee member

9 a.m.
Implementing DEI Effectively in Your Organization
James Whitfield, co-founder of Be Culture

10 a.m.
Networking break

Leading with Strength

10:30 a.m.
Understanding your Employment Contract
Kyle Claussen, Resolve CEO

11:15 a.m.
The Business of Personal Finance
Information on managing personal finances, particularly at key times throughout their careers.
Jim Wilson and Elizabeth Hail, Northern Capital Management

Noon
Adjourn

The Washington State Medical Association (WSMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The WSMA designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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The WSMA wishes to thank the following corporate partners for their generous contribution. Learn more about becoming a partner.

Exclusive Premier Partner

Founded in 1981 under the auspices of the WSMA, Physicians Insurance is the Northwest's leading medical professional liability insurance company, physician-owned and exclusively endorsed to this day by the WSMA. For over 30 years, Physicians Insurance has remained the stable, committed and local insurer for physicians, clinics, facilities and hospitals, providing risk-management consulting, continuing medical education and claims administration services to more than 7,000 members in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming.

Sustainer

 

Northern Capital Management has experience working with the distinctive financial requirements of physicians, physician assistants, and their practices. Financial planning and wealth management are tailored to your specific investment goals and objectives. WSMA is a client and paid promoter, as a result there is an inherent conflict of interest. Disclosure

Promoter

 

The Everett Clinic and The Polyclinic are part of Optum. Together, we’re building an integrated care model to offer personalized care with both onsite and virtual care options. We remain provider led, committed to our communities with more than 100 years of partnership, and dedicated to helping people live healthier lives.

Supporters

WSMA World Elite Business Mastercard: This new benefit of WSMA membership offers unlimited 2.1% cash back on all of your purchases, as well as 5% cash back on medical supplies and equipment. Additionally, the $560 sign-on bonus can offset the cost of your WSMA membership dues!

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